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Man sought for forcible touching, public lewdness at Van Siclen Avenue subway station

The NYPD says the suspect engaged a 24-year-old woman in conversation on the northbound C train platform just after 10 a.m. Monday.

Zoe Cosgrove

Dec 2, 2025, 10:51 PM

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Police are looking for the man responsible for a forcible touching and public lewdness incident at the Van Siclen Avenue subway station.

The NYPD says the suspect engaged a 24-year-old woman in conversation on the northbound C train platform just after 10 a.m. Monday.

The man then exposed himself to the woman before grabbing her hand and placing it on his groin.

As the woman entered the train, the man grabbed her buttocks before he ran to another train car, according to police.

The NYPD asks anyone with information to call its Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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